Business strategy
Making decisions under manufacturing complexity and bridging technical expertise with business outcomes.
Past summit · Bharuch edition
Manufacturing
Leadership Summit 2026
Building safer, smarter and sustainable manufacturing.
01 / The Bharuch edition
By industry.
For industry.
The Bharuch edition of the Manufacturing Leadership Summit was organised by School of Manufacturing, Mentogram, for the manufacturing community across Vadodara, Bharuch, Ankleshwar, Panoli, Dahej, Jhaghadia, Saykha and nearby industrial regions.
Its programme centred on real-life learnings, plant-level experiences and manufacturing case studies, connecting business strategy with the realities of the shop floor.
A regional forum for CXOs, plant heads, EHS leaders and functional experts, with a focus on leadership across the manufacturing value chain.
02 / Programme themes
The priorities shaping manufacturing.
People leadership
Developing leaders for complex environments and leading teams through change with accountability.
Innovation
Applying innovation to real manufacturing challenges and scaling technology adoption.
Plant & process safety
Building a safety culture beyond compliance and preventing incidents through leadership-driven systems.
Operational excellence
Improving productivity through data-driven decisions and eliminating waste across processes, people and systems.
ESG & sustainability
Connecting sustainability initiatives with measurable business value and long-term ESG strategy.
03 / Manufacturing community
Across functions.
Across industries.
The programme was designed for business owners, entrepreneurs, CXOs, manufacturing consultants, service providers and industry associations.
Functional focus areas included engineering, EHS / ESG, production, procurement, supply chain, projects, QA / QC, R&D, marketing and technical services.
AgrochemicalsBasic chemicalsChemicals & petrochemicalsDyes & intermediatesFertilizersGasesInorganicsPaintPolymers & additivesPigmentsPharmaceuticalsTextilesTextile auxiliaries
04 / Our speakers
Industry voices. Practical perspectives.
Meet the manufacturing leaders, researchers and functional experts featured in the Bharuch summit programme, with roles and organisations as listed for the April 2026 edition.
Mr. Anurag Varshney
Site Head
Mr. Ashish Patel
Founder & MD
Mr. Atul Wankhade
VP, Technical
Prof. Bhalchandra Bhanage
Vice Chancellor
Mr. C B Bhardwaj
Chief of Operations & Executive Director
Mr. Chandan Sarkar
Managing Director
Dr. Debabrata Rautaray
VP / Chief, Product Development & Innovation Officer
Dr. Dharmendra Mehra
Vice President, EHS & Sustainability
Mr. Dhruv Pathak
Head, PAG
Dr. Ganesan Balakrishnan
Head, R&D
Dr. Hasit Dangi
Founder & CEO
Mr. Jayanti Parmar
VP, HR
Mr. Jignesh Karakasia
Director
Mr. Kailash Sharma
Site Head
Mr. Kavishwar Kalambe
Whole Time Director & VP, Technical Mfg
Ms. Kavita Neelkantane
Chief Solutions Officer
Dr. Madhur Saxena
Head, Health, Safety & Sustainability
Mr. Magan Khakharia
Founder & Director
Dr. Maulin Shah
Consultant
Dr. Mayank Dave
Head, Quality
Mr. Milan Naik
Manufacturing Head
Mr. Mitesh Marvania
GM, HSEQ
Mr. Mitessh Desai
Site Head
Dr. Mritunjay Chaubey
Chief Sustainability Officer
Mr. Naveen Kumar
Managing Partner
Mr. Nilay Vyas
Global Head, Health & Safety
Mr. Nitesh Mehta
Co-founder & Director
Mr. Pannalal Soni
GM, SHE & Sustainability
Prof. Parag Gogate
Dean, Academics & Professor, Chemical Engineering
Mr. Parag Shah
Site Head
Mr. Pradeep Kumar Jain
Chief Operating Officer
Mr. Prashant Patel
Director / Partner
Mr. Pravindan Gadhavi
Cluster Head, U85
Mr. Rajesh Vaidya
CHRO & Head, Sustainability
Mr. Rakesh Goyal
Whole-time Director, Operations
Mr. Rushi Patel
Chief Technology Officer
Mr. Sanathkumar M.
Executive President, Head Corporate Centre of Excellence
Mr. Sanjay Patidar
VP, HR & Admin
Mr. Sanjeev Verma
Head, EHS; VP, West, UN GCNI
Mr. Subish Nair
Factory Head
Mr. Sudhaharan Janardhanan
Head of People
Mr. Sudip Rokde
Head, Process Safety Management
Dr. Sunil Bhatt
Head, Regional HR
Mr. Syamal De
Sr. VP, Technology & Operations
Mr. Vijay Vasudeva
Sr. VP, Site Operations and Site Head
Dr. Yogendra Chauhan
President, Advanced Materials
05 / Glimpses of the summit
Moments from Bharuch.
06 / Partners & supporters
Academic strength.
Industry expertise.
Recognising the institutions, partners and manufacturing community that supported the Bharuch edition.
Academic partnersKnowledge at
Knowledge at
the foundation.
Summit partner
Exhibit partners
Knowledge partner
NGO partner
Our manufacturing community
Trusted by industries
07 / The Bharuch summit archive
A forum for manufacturing leadership.
Explore the Manufacturing Leadership Summit held on 7–8 April 2026 at Hotel Regenta Central, Bharuch. Download the full brochure with its complete programme, speaker profiles and partner acknowledgements. Registration for this past event is closed.